Super Video to WXGA ConverterExternal Cable TV TunerModel 40X3-30200

OPERATION MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Package Content …………………………………………………….………...…………. 1 About The TV Tuner ……………………………………………………………………...…2 Front & Rear Panels…….……………………………………………………….………….…3 Illustration of Basic Connection.…………………………………………………..……… …4 Setup Procedures….……………………………………..……………………………….…5-7 Remote Controller Description………………….…………………………….………………8 Operations……………………………………………………………….…………………9 -13 Specification ……………………………………………………..……………………………14 Trouble Shooting …………………………………………………………………..…………14

PACKAGE CONTENTBefore the installation, please check the package of content.1. External Cable TV Tuner unit X 12. Vertical Stand X 13. Remote Control X 14. HD-15 VGA Cable X 15. 3.5mm Stereo Audio Cable X 16. AC-DC Power Adaptor X 1 (Please check the AC Voltage)

Main Unit Plastic Stand Remote Control

VGA Cable Audio Cable AC/DC Adaptor

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO CONVERTER / TV TUNER MODULEThis external cable TV tuner unit doubles as a video upconverter and switcher. With the advanced

video processor built in, this multimedia unit delivers outstanding video quality that surpasses your

home TV display. Simply connect multiple video sources from CATV, DVD/VCR player, Camcorder,

Video Game Consoles, Satellite Receiver, Video Camera or PC together thru this unit via

AV/S-Video/VGA connections and select the desired input to watch any TV, DVD movies, computer

screen or play video games on a desktop monitor, projector or flat panel TV with sharp and clean

picture quality.

Features: Stand alone external NTSC TV tuner module for LCD TVs, Projection TV, LCD/CRT monitors or

projector without coax cable TV tuners built in.

Great demodulator for converting coaxial cable TV signals into RCA video and stereo audio outputs

for TV, video recorders, A/V receivers, wireless transmitter kit, etc.

Up-converts composite video or s-video signals into sharp progressive scan VGA signals.

9-level VGA output resolutions: 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1680x1050, 1600x1200, 1440x900,

1366x768, 1280x1024, 1024X768 and 800x600 pixels.

Supports PIP mode (Picture-In-Picture) for the benefit of users to watch cable TV or DVD movie

from a video sub-window while using computer at the same time.

When in PIP mode, TV video sub-window can be resized and re-positioned to different location on

the monitor screen.

Supports POP mode for cable TV channel preview up to 16 channels at a time in 4x4 matrix.

Adjustable controls of video color elements for brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, color

temperature and picture modes.

4 video inputs (RF/Coaxial + composite video + s-video + PC VGA pass through)

2 video outputs (VGA + Demodulator output from coax in)

Supports video inputs from all NTSC and PAL systems with automatic video mode detection.

Selectable screen ratio of 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10.

Stereo audio inputs and output.

Supports sleep timer function for powering off the module after a pre-set time interval.

Full-function remote controller.

Application: Turns any LCD monitor or projector into a LCD TV.

Great add-on of analog cable tuner module for regular TVs, new HDTVs, Plasma flat panel,

computer monitor or projector without coax input.

Watch DVD or VHS video on a desktop monitor.

Converts coax analog CATV signals into composite video and audio via RCA jacks.

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FRONT & REAR PANELS

Front Panels:

Rear Panels:

SPEAKER: Audio output in3.5mm Stereo connector forconnection with multimediaspeaker or stereo system.

VGA Pass Through: VGAinput in D-sub 15-pin connectorfor connection with PC. Signalpass through only, no conversiondone on this VGA input.

MONITOR Port: VGA outputin D-sub 15-pin connector forconnection with VGA display likeCRT/ LCD/TFT monitor, projectoror LCD TV.

VGA訊號輸出端

CABLE IN: Coax input for coaxCATV cable from the wall.

Video Out:This video converter tuner modelcan also convert the coax CATVsignals and outputs in compositeRCA video signals through this port.

AUDIO IN:Audio input in 3.5mm Stereoconnector for connecting to theaudio output of PC sound card

DC 5V: Power input connector forAC/DC Adaptor supplied,Please note using different ratedpower supply will cause damageto the unit.

Power Button

Input Button

CH +/- Button

Volume +/- Button

Semi-transparent casing

Stereo Audio Input

Composite Video Input

S- Video Input

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ILLUSTRATION OF BASIC CONNECTION

*All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners.

Front View

DVD/VCD

VCR

Camcorder

GAMECUBETM

PS2TM

X-BoxTM

Back View

Antenna or CATV

Audio Cable

Speaker

Monitor or LCD

VGA CableVGA Cable

Power Adaptor

VGA Card

Sound Card

PC Back Panel

Audio Cable

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SET UP PROCEDURE

(1.) Set up cable connection when using a LCD/CRT monitor (In this section you willsee TV pictures after finishing the installation)

a. Connect the coaxial CATV cable from the wall into the RF input (“CABLE IN” port) in the backpanel of TV tuner module.

b. Connect the VGA cable from the VGA output( “MONITOR” port) in the back panel of TV tunermodule to your VGA monitor or LCD TV monitor.

c. Run the 3.5mm audio cable from your multimedia speaker or stereo system to the audio output(“SPEAKER” port) from the back panel of TV tuner module.

d. Connect the AC/DC power adapter of the TV tuner and power on the cable TV tuner moduleusing the supplied remote control or the push button on the module.

e. Set the TV tuner module at TV mode by pressing the “INPUT” button from the remotecontroller or from the front control panel on the module unit itself. The “INPUT” button willlead you to the desired video input channel from Coax(TV), Composite Video, S-Videoand PC VGA Pass Through. The video channel selection goes by a loop, i.e. CATV AV SV CATV…

f. If the TV video screen is displayed on the CRT/LCD TV monitor or projector when you set theTV tuner module at TV mode. Congratulation! You have finished the installation.

*All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners.

b.

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c.

e.

d.

CRT or LCD

Speaker

Rear

AC/DCAdaptor

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(2) Set up cable connection when connecting with a PC. (In this section, you willwatch TV while using your PC at the same time after finishing all the installation.)

a. Connect the coaxial CATV cable from the wall into the RF input (“CABLE IN” port) in theback panel of TV tuner module.

b. Connect the VGA cable from PC video card output to the VGA input (“VGA IN” port) of TVtuner module.

c. Connect the VGA cable from the VGA output( “MONITOR” port) in the back panel of TVtuner module to your VGA monitor or LCD TV monitor.

d. Run the 3.5mm audio cable from your multimedia speaker or stereo system to the audiooutput (“SPEAKER” port) from the back panel of TV tuner module.

e. Connect the audio out from the PC sound card to the audio input (“AUDIO IN” port) in theback panel of TV tuner module to your VGA monitor or LCD TV monitor.

f. Connect the AC/DC power adapter of the TV tuner module and power on the cable TVtuner module using the supplied remote control or the push button on the tuner module.

g. Set the TV tuner module at TV mode by pressing the “INPUT” button from the remotecontroller or from the front control panel on the module unit itself. The “INPUT” button willlead you to the desired video input channel from Coax(TV), Composite Video,S-Video and PC VGA Pass Through. The video channel selection goes by a loop, i.e.CATV AV SV CATV…

h. If the TV video screen is displayed on the CRT/LCD TV monitor or projector when you setthe TV tuner module at TV mode. Congratulation! You have finished the installation.

*All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners.

Rear

e.

f.

c.

Sound Card

VGA Card

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(3) Connection with satellite receiver, set top box, video game console, DVD/VCR player oranother Video Appliances, Please use composite RCA video cable or s-video cable forcable connection. (In this section, you can watch video showing on the screen while finishingall the installation.)

a. Follows the previous steps to connect the output from this TV tuner module to your monitordisplay properly using VGA cable.

b. Connects the RCA video cable or S-video cable from the video output of your video sourcesuch as satellite receiver, set top box, video game console or DVD/VCR player to thecomposite video input or s-video input of the TV tuner module unit. (Please be noted thatthe RCA composite cables are color-coded: yellow RCA for video, white RCA foraudio left channel and red RCA for audio right channel)

c. Connects the audio outputs from your video source to the RCA white and red jacks of thisTV tuner module for audio input.

d. Run the 3.5mm audio cable from your multimedia speaker or stereo system to the audiooutput (“SPEAKER” port) from the back panel of TV tuner module.

e. Power on the TV tuner module.f. Set the TV tuner module at the corresponding video input mode by pressing the

“INPUT” button from the remote controller or from the front control panel on the moduleunit itself. The “INPUT” button will lead you to the desired video input channel fromCoax(TV), Composite Video, S-Video and PC VGA Pass Through. The video channelselection goes by a loop, i.e. CATV AV SV CATV…

g. Play your video device now. If the picture and audio come on your monitor screen andspeaker, your installation is completed.

All brand names and trademarks stated or illustrated are related to their respect owners.

Camcorder / Video Camera

Satellite Receiver

Set Top Box

VCR/DVD

Media Player

X-BoxTM GCTM

PS2TM

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REMOTE CONTROLLER DESCRIPTIONAll Functions Of The IR Remote Controller

MUTE: Press this buttonto mute the audio outputfrom the 3.5mm ministereo jack.

PIP: Press this button tostart the TV videosub-window at any timeover the PC Windowsscreen. This function isonly active when a PC isturned on and connectedto this video converter’sVGA input. Users canwatch video or TV whileusing the PC at the sametime by pressing thisbutton at any time.

INPUT: Press thisbutton to select thedesired video inputchannel for display frominput of Coax/TV, AV,SVsource. Pressing thisbutton repeatedly willtoggle through all differentvideo channel screensfrom input devicesconnected to thisconverter module.

PICTURE: Press thisbutton for hot key for thesetting(TV function)

Power: Turn on/off this videoconverter/TV tuner module orused for TV <->PC modeselection

Numeric Key: 0~9

1--: Entry for TV channelnumber over 100. Users willneed to press this key first inorder to enter the 3-digitchannel number for highernumber TV channels.

RETURN: Last ChannelRecall (only valid in TV/CATVmode)

MENU: Press this button todisplay the setup menu on thescreen for adjustment andconfiguration purpose.

CH+/-: TV Channel scrollingup/down (only valid inTV/CATV mode)

VOL+/-: Press this button toadjust the audio output volume

RES: Press this button tochange the VGA outputresolution up to 1920x1200pixels from this unit.

PREVIEW: Press thisbutton for TV channel previewfunction

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Using This TV Tuner For The First Time…

When the unit is powered up for the first time, the default input to the unit is TV(RF) input and thereare no TV channels available yet. Users must train the tuner by using the channel scan functionprovided in the OSD operation menu to scan all the TV channels available in your area or from localcable TV service provider. (Note: The channel scan function is available only when the input source isset at TV mode)Step 1: press the “MENU” button from the remote controller.Step 2: press “CH+” or “CH-“ to scroll around all the categories until “Search” category is highlightedand then press “VOL+” or “VOL-“ to get into the sub-menu of channel search/scan.Step 3: In the sub-menu of channel search, there are options of “CH Scan”, “Manual Scan”.Step 4: Next move upward to “CH Scan” option by pressing “CH+” button from the remote.Step 5: Once “CH Scan” function is highlighted, press “VOL+” or VOL-“ to enter into the sub-menu. Inthis sub-menu, there are options of “CH Scan” and “FREQ Scan”. User can press “CH-“ or “CH+”button from the remote to perform either way of channel scan.(Note: If the “CH Scan” function could not find all the available TV channels, please change to use“Freq Scan” function to perform the channel scan again. Freq Scan function takes longer time but withmore detailed search for channel frequencies.)Step 6: Once “CH Scan” or “Freq Scan” is selected, press “VOL+” or “VOL-“ from the remote controlto perform the channel scan accordingly and wait for the scan process to be finished completely.

Watching satellite video or DVD playing on your monitorStep 1: make sure that the DVD/VCR player, satellite receiver or other video device is properlyconnected to the video input of this external TV tuner module.Step 2: press “INPUT” button on your remote controller or on the front control panel of this unit toselect composite video or s-video input channel.Step 3: play your video device and you should see the video show up on your display.

OSD MENU OPERATIONWhen you press the “MENU” button on the remote control, an OSD(On-Screen-Display) menu will popup with 6 main category icons on the display screen as follows: “Picture”, “Search”, “Audio”, “Setup”,“Time” and “Access.”.Note: All the selectable functions provided in the OSD menu can be accessed from using theremote controller.“MENU” button: For entering into the main menu, going back to the previous sub-menu or exiting themenu.“VOL+” / “VOL-“ buttons: For entering into each sub-menu, setting up parameters and selectingfunction to be performed.“CH+” / “CH-“ buttons: For moving around between the listed categories and items in the main menuand each following sub-menu.

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1. Picture: For Video Quality Adjustment

1.Picture 1.Bright

2.Search 2.Contrast3.Audio 3.Saturation4.Setup 4.Hue5.Time 5.Color temp. Normal /warm /cold

6.Access. 6.Picture mode Normal/user/bright/soft

Bright: Adjust the brightness of the video output from the tuner.Contrast: Adjust the contrast of the video output images.Saturation: Adjust the color saturation of the video output images.Hue: Adjust the color hue of the video output.Color Temperature: Select the color temperature mode from Normal, Warm, and Cold modes.Picture mode: 4 available screen picture modes up on selections (Normal/User/Bright/Soft modes).

2. Search : Available TV Channel Scan

1. Picture2. Search 1.Auto Scan CH Scan3. Audio Freq Scan4. Setup5. Time 2.Manual Scan Channel 16. Access. Band VHFL/VHFH/UHF

Search

Fine >>>Skip ON/OFF

Auto Scan: There are 2 methods for scanning the TV Channel.CH Scan: Scan and find the TV channels via channel mapping.Freq Scan: Detailed TV channel scan by frequency step by step.

Manual Scan: This option is for analog broadcast TV use only. When users may need to scan thechannel via manual scan method, there are 5 items that you will need to do the scan.

Channel: You can use VOL+/- to choose the desired channel Band: 3 bands of VHFL/VHFH/UHF. Use for countries with analog broadcast TV only. Search: do the search Fine: fine tune the frequency, add or decrease 0.1MHz /step Skip: skip the channel

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3 .Audio : For Audio Output Set-up And Controls

1. Picture2. Search3.Audio 1.volume4. Setup 2.equalize5.Time6.Access

Volume: change the output audio volume level.Equalize: change the balance of the audio output

4. Setup: System settings1. Picture 1.OSD setting Bright Normal/Bright/Gloom2. Search Background Gradual/Normal/Mix3. Audio Mix Normal/Heavy/Light4.Setup5. Time 2.Display mode Signal source TV / AV /SV6. Access. Colour system AUTO

Monitor type 4:3 / 16:9 / 16:10

Display ratio

800x 600 60 / 75Hz1024x 768 60 / 75Hz1280x1024 60 / 75Hz1366x 768 60Hz1440x 900 60Hz1600x1200 60Hz1680x1050 60Hz1920x1080 60Hz1920x1200 60Hz

POP mode Center/Bottom R/Top R/Bottom L/Top L

Browse mode 4 / 9/ 16 pic.3.Advancesetting De-noise off/high/middle/low

w BLE on/offGamma LCD / CRT /bright /off

Screen Mode Normal/4:3/16:94.Bluebackground5.Factorymode

OSD setting: Selection of language, brightness degree, mix degree and background color for theOSD menu display on the screen.Display mode: Change parameter of the display mode, there are 6 items for settingAdvance setting: Setting of the picture parameterBLUE Background: Activating screen to be blue when signal loss. There are 2 selections “ON”,”OFF”

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Factory mode: Reset all the previous setup back to the factory default settings.Description of sub itemBright: change the brightness of the OSD session.Mix: mixture of OSD and backgroundBackground: Change the background style for the OSD session.Signal Source : Change the input source. There are 3 input selections:

TV : CATVAV: Composite VideoSV: S- Video

Color System: Setting of the color system. The default is AUTO.Monitor Type: Change the output aspect ratio, there are 3 selections, 4:3/16:9/16:10Display ratio: Change the VGA output resolutions at 12 different levels:

800X 600 60Hz 800X 600 75Hz1024X 768 60Hz 1024X 768 75Hz1280X1024 60Hz 1280X1024 75Hz1366X 768 60Hz 1440X 900 60Hz1600X1200 60Hz 1680X1050 60Hz1920x1080 60Hz 1920X1200 60Hz

( Note: The output resolution should be selected within the capacity of the monitor display. If you setthe output resolution of this unit beyond the maximum that your monitor can handle, there will be nopictures showing on the screen. Use the included remote controller to power off the video converterfirst and then press “0” button three times to revert the resolution back to 1024x768 pixels when theabove-mentioned did happen. )POP-Mode: change the POP sub window position. There are 5 selections, Canter/Bottom R/TopR/Bottom L/Top LBrowse Mode: Selection of the quick view windows number from 4, 9 to 16.De-noise : Adjust the noise reduction level to match the best performance with your display. There are4 selections, High, Middle, Low and Off. ( Note: If the de-noise level is set to high mode, there will belagging of video on some action themes so the choice should be made with caution. )BLE: Enhance the black color level to make the video more vivid.GAMMA: 4-Preset gamma correction level available for selection to match the performance ofdifferent monitor type. There are 4 selections, LCD-CRT-Bright-OffDISPLAY Mode: Change the output monitor type, there are 2 selections, Normal or 4:3

5 Time : Sleep Timer Setting1. Picture 1. Sys off 00:00 no use/always/once2. Search 2. Sys on 00:00 no use/always/once3. Audio 3. Remind 00:00 no use/always/once4. Setup 4. Reserve 00:005. Time 5. Time 00:00

6. Access.

This section is for users to configure the automation of system shutdown time or wake-up schedule.

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6 .Access : Some useful software

1. Picture2. Search3. Audio4. Setup5. Time

6. Access. Calendar

Software ID

Product Specification

Item SpecificationCATV/TV Input 75 Ohm F female or IEC femaleFrequency range 48~862MHzVideo Input AV(Composite Video), SV(S-Video)Audio Input (Signal Source) Stereo RCA Left + Right ChannelsAudio Input (PC) 3.5mm StereoVGA Input/Output Connector D-sub HD-15 Pin FemalePower- AC/DC adaptor 5 V DC, 1A.

VGA Output Resolution 800x 600 60 / 75Hz1024x 768 60 / 75Hz1280x1024 60 / 75Hz1366x 768 60Hz1440x 900 60Hz1600x1200 60Hz1680x1050 60Hz1920x1080 60Hz1920x1200 60Hz

Audio Output 3.5 mm StereoVideo Output RCA jacketRegulatory Compliance FCC 15.225 FCC Part 15-Class B

ICES-003 CE, RoHS*Specification subject to change without further notice

TROUBLE SHOOTING

Question : No Video ?a. Please check all the cable connection first and make sure that you connect the cables

correctly between your video device, this video converter and your display unit according tothe diagram shown on page 4,5,6 and 7 in this manual.

b. Check the power connection and make sure that the power LED from the front panel of thisunit is turned green using the supplied power adapter from the package.

c. If you use a flat panel or regular TV for display, please make sure that you select the rightvideo input channel from your TV for screen display. Example: If the output from this videoconverter/TV tuner was connected to video input #1 on the TV panel but you were expecting

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and looking at video channel 2 on TV for video display, you will not see the picture from thedisplay because of the incorrect video channel being selected by mistake.

d. Make sure that you do not set the VGA output resolution of this video converter beyond themaximum capacity that your monitor or projector can handle. Example: If your monitordisplay supports up to 1280x1024 pixels but you set this video converter to output at1920x1200 for output to the monitor, there will be no picture showing in this case and themonitor will display an error message of “Out Of Frequency Range”. At this time please usethe remote control to power off the video converter box first and then press “0” button fromthe remote three times continuously. Press the power button again, you shall see the picturecome back up again at 1024x768 pixels resolution. During this process, please do notunplug the power adapter.

e. In case of compatibility issue with the VGA display you were using, you can test out thisvideo converter /TV tuner with a different VGA monitor or projector to find out moreinformation.

f. If you can not see TV channels from the tuner of this video converter, please do the channelscan again as instructed on page 9. Also make sure that you select the right TV systemmode from the OSD menu of this TV tuner unit. Example: If you connect the coax cablefrom the wall for CATV into the RF input of this unit, you must select TV system mode as“CATV” from the OSD menu of this unit as stated on page 10. If you select “AIR TV “ mode,this unit will not work correctly.

g. If you have digital cable TV service, you must use either a composite rca video cable ors-video cable to connect from your digital cable box into the composite input or SV input ofthis video converter. You can not connect the coax cable from your digital cable box into thecoax input of this CATV tuner. Our unit supports all the SD standard cable TV channels andit can not decode the digital or HD channels for you. That is why you will be provided with adigital set top box from your local cable company when you subscribe to digital cable TVservice.

h. If you have satellite video, you must use either a composite rca video cable or s-video cableto connect from your satellite receiver’s output to the composite input or SV input of thisvideo converter as illustrated on page 7 in this manual. You can not connect the coax cablefrom your satellite receiver to the coax input of this CATV. The coax input of our unit isdesigned for cable TV signals only. Any other coax signals will not be decoded properly.

Question: No sound?a. Please check all the audio cable connection first and make sure that you connect cables

correctly between your video device, this video converter and your display unit according tothe diagram shown in this manual.

b. Please check if your video device outputs audio properly first.c. If you have accidentally muted the audio output on your video device or this video converter

or your display end, you will have no audio either. If that were the case, please un-mute theaudio out from your video device, video converter or display accordingly.

Question: No response from the remote controller?a. Make sure that you are pointing the remote controller of this video converter toward the IR

sensor window of this unit within 20 ft and +/- 15 degrees. The supplied remote control of thisunit uses infrared, not RF type like the ones used from your home TV.

b. Please check the batteries of the remote control and replace with new ones if necessary.

Question: How to reset the unit back to default?a. User can press the “MENU” button from the remote controller to show the configuration menu

on the screen. Then scroll to “Setup” section and select “Factory mode” to confirm revertingall the current setting back to the default values as detailed on page 11.